Tex-Mex Cheese Enchiladas

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This is one of my families favorite no meat day meals.

Cheese Enchiladas
Serves 8

1-26count- pkg. corn tortillas
Heat each corn tortilla by frying it in a little hot oil or about 10 - 15 seconds per side and stack them on a small plate until all are heated. Cover with foil to keep warm.

2 pound package Walmart Mexican blend grated cheese

MAKE THE RED SAUCE:
6 Tablespoons of lard or bacon drippings or oil
1/2 cup flour
4 cups water
4 chicken bullion cubes
1 tsp. ground cumin
3 Tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
dash of Cayenne Pepper or a pinch of red pepper flakes

Melt the fat in a large saucepan over low heat. Add the flour and cook and stir until the flour is lightly browned. Add the water and stir with a wire whisk until smooth. Add the bullion and spices and cook until smooth and bubbly. Cover and simmer on lowest heat, about 10 or 15 minutes. Gravy should be very thin, if not add a little water to thin it out.

To Roll Enchiladas
Cover the bottom of the pan that your going to put the enchiladas in with red sauce.

Place a small hand-full of cheese in the middle of a tortilla and fold over and roll. Place the enchiladas in the pan in the red sauce. When the pan is full of enchiladas, spoon more of the red sauce over the enchiladas, sprinkle with cheese and cover with foil.

To serve place your enchiladas on a plate and heat in the microwave until very hot, serve with refried bean and Spanish rice.

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This looks really good. Sometimes, to save time, instead of rolling up all of the enchiladas, my wife makes them in layers kind of like a Mexican lasagna, using the tortillas like sheets of pasta.

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Yeah, I make a Mexican Lasagna as well but it has beans and meat in it as well as cheese. We try to do a meat-less meal at least once a week to help keep the food budget in line and it’s supposed to be good for us…so “they” say. But this is one of our meat-less favorites, along with Red Beans and Rice, Eggplant Parmesan, Wet Burritos, Chilies Rellenos, Veggie Frittata, Huevos Rancheros and several others. One of my favorites is a tall stack of pancakes with a runny fried egg and maple syrup. You can’t beat that with a stick. :wink: